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PRO-SEAS Inception Meeting - … 11 November 2025

Since its launch on 4 June earlier this year, the MARPOL Annex V e-learning course has surpassed over 2,200 enrolments in just four months, with 1857 participants successfully completing the course, making it one of the most popular courses freely available on the IMO e-Learning portal.

African nations united to strengthen Port State Control (PSC) and combat plastic pollution at sea with the support of the GloLitter Partnerships Project in Madagascar (9-11 July).

With up to 23 million tonnes of plastic entering aquatic ecosystems every year, the Madagascar authorities are taking decisive steps to strengthen the way waste is managed in its ports.

The second GloLitter Africa Regional Task Force Meeting took place this week (30 June - 4 July) in Antananarivo, Madagascar, bringing together key stakeholders to tackle marine plastic litter from shipping and fisheries.

A new International Maritime Organization (IMO)…

Brazil’s Port of Maceió and Jamaica’s Kingston Wharves Port have developed blueprints for new Port Waste Management Plans aimed at protecting the marine environment from Sea-Based Marine Plastic Litter (SBMPL) pollution.

A Guidance Document Regarding the use of Cost Recovery Systems for the Delivery of Waste from Ships has been added to the Knowledge Library under the GloLitter Partnerships Project.

Growing portfolio of projects to tackle marine plastic litter from sea-based sources unified under new OceanLitter Programme.